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Homo naledi Probably Not Part of the Human Holobaramin Based on Baraminic Re-Analysis Including Postcranial Evidence

O'Micks, Jean (2016) Homo naledi Probably Not Part of the Human Holobaramin Based on Baraminic Re-Analysis Including Postcranial Evidence. Answers Research Journal, 9: 15. pp. 263-272. ISSN 1937-9056

Abstract

With postcranial data on morphological characteristics of Homo naledi available, a more precise baraminological analysis and classification is possible for this species. Opinions amongst creationists as well as evolutionists are divided as to whether H. naledi is a new species, basal to the group Homo, or whether it could be an already discovered member of the genus Homo, or even a species of ape, an australopithecine. With the inclusion of 37 postcranial morphological characters, this work attempts to reassess the baraminic classification of H. naledi. It is important that knowledge of morphology balances statistical consideration in order to provide a more holistic classification of species within a holobaramin. According to the results, no significant continuity exists between H. naledi and Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis. However, a moderately positive correlation exists between H. naledi and Australopithecus sediba. Compared to previous baraminic analysis, H. naledi has shifted away from the Homo baramin more towards A. sediba, although final results still remain tentative. Furthermore, characteristics of the hand, upper limb, and feet show that these two species were similarly adapted to arboreal locomotion as well as a form of terrestrial bipedalism. Also, a partial variant of the BDIST software was devised to allow weighting of morphological characters.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: G Geography and Anthropology > GN Anthropology > GN281 Human Evolution. Hominid Fossils
Q Science (General) > QH Natural History. Biology > QH102 Baraminology. Biosystematics
Depositing User: Admin
Date Deposited: 04 Sep 2026 23:45
Last Modified: 04 Sep 2026 23:45
URI: https://crsq.creationresearch.org/id/eprint/1761

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